You could have done it.
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本来
Traditional: 本來
běn lái
HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4
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běn lái · bun2 loi4 (Jyutping)
- original
- originally
- at first
- it goes without saying
- of course
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
I had intended to go there.
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